Re: [Thinkpad] I've never tried to sell a used laptop, here's a T40...

> $2200 seems a bit optimistic. I purchased a T40 in Dec. for $1700 that
> has the same specs except 1.4GHz and 40GB. Another list member recently
> offered a T41 unit almost identical to yours except for 40GB drive for
> under $1500. Neither of those includes the extra battery and memory
> though, but I'm unclear what your situation is with regard to that.

There was an issue with Win2K and the CD-RW, and IBM offered to send an
extra 512MB and battery if I overlooked it. Those seem to price out at about
$350 on the IBM site, and I think that they would swap those for most any
accessory(s) valued at about $350 (and perhaps a little more -- ie *maybe*
something like the flat-panel monitor ($450) or multi-burner ($400) -- I
could ask)

> Did you actually pay more than $2200 to CDW? Bummer! Your best bet may
> be eBay, where folks aren't as used to these models and prices as they
> are on the list.

I don't really want to take too much of a hit on the cost as I can contest
the charge. However, I'd prefer to be done with it rather than go through
the contest route, if possible...

It's an unusual situation.

speak soon,
Scott Matthews
http://www.turnstyle.com/andromeda

> scott@turnstyle.com wrote:
> > Hey all,
> >
> > I've never tried to sell a used laptop (or anything for that matter) via
> > Ebay or a group like this.
> >
> > Here's the unit:
> > http://www5.pc.ibm.com/us/products.nsf/$wwwPartNumLookup/_237392U
> > IBM Thnikpad T40, XP Pro, 1.6GHz, 80GB HD, 512MB RAM
> > 14.1 inch SXGA+ display (1400x1050)
> > Trackpad and Trackpoint
> > IBM a/b Wi-Fi, extended battery, 3 year warranty
> >
> > Additionally, IBM offered to send an extra 512MB and an extra battery,
worth
> > about $350, and I think that they would send anything from the
accessories
> > worth roughly that:
> >
> > http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/accessories/thinkpad/index.html
> >
> > The short story is that I bought it from CDW, I needed to install Win2k
but
> > there was an incompatibility with the CD-RW/DVD -- that's a non-issue
with
> > the preinstalled XP.
> >
> > As I just learned, CDW has a no-return policy (last time I'll shop
there)
> > and I'll either sell it used or contest the charge.
> >
> > Just curious if anybody might want it (IBM seems to price it all at
about
> > $3000 and I'd like to get $2200), and how to safely make a swap like
this --
> > safe for you, and for me.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > speak soon,
> > Scott Matthews
> > http://www.turnstyle.com/andromeda
>
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Received on Tue Mar 16 10:48:26 2004